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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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